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"Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary"

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  • edited September 2015
    Just watched that jump shot that Chinese Taipei got against England. Pretty impressive stuff although no doubt something you kids do every day of the week. 

  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    Just watched that jump shot that Chinese Taipei got against England. Pretty impressive stuff although no doubt something you kids do every day of the week. 
    Posted by GELDY
    I think the term is 'clutch' :D

    Was a great shot. 

    Were you tilted by the commentry?

    England had the option of taking the shot on. (push-out law bla bla)

    They declined and passed the shot to Chinese Taipei. 

    The commentaters continued as though that was the obvious and correct decision. 

    When Chinese Taipei executed the shot successfully, it was suddenly a mistake by England to pass the shot back to them. 

    Thoughts?

    As a poker player, that is incredibly tilting :)

    ----

    Japan need a try to win or a penalty to tie v SA. 

    They decline a kick, score a try, and it was the correct decision.

    England need a try to win, or a penalty to tie v Wales. 

    They decline a kick, and fail to score a try, and it was the incorrect decision.

    Results orientation is everywhere in sport and life :)  
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    While you're here Donald do you still think Steven Naismith, Ikechi Anya and Gary Mackay-Steven are better footballers than Raheem Sterling?  :)
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    All very different types of players. 

    Naismith's movement stands him out above alot of players imo. such an asset finding 4/5 yards time and time again. 

    GMS biggest compliment i can give him is Dundee United form since him and Armstrong left. Huge change of fortunes there. 

    Anya i liked when i first seen him in a Scotland jersey but quickly going off him. 

    Sterling is an overrated, overpiced, overpaid, overhyped average at best player. As for him doing well at city, heck the weeman could look like a world beater in that team and hes just learning to kick 
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : All very different types of players.  Naismith's movement stands him out above alot of players imo. such an asset finding 4/5 yards time and time again.  GMS biggest compliment i can give him is Dundee United form since him and Armstrong left. Huge change of fortunes there.  Anya i liked when i first seen him in a Scotland jersey but quickly going off him.  Sterling is an overrated, overpiced, overpaid, overhyped average at best player. As for him doing well at city, heck the weeman could look like a world beater in that team and hes just learning to kick 
    Posted by The_Don90

    haha.

    Well you may have ducked the question.

    But, in your own words, 'on the positives', welcome back to the thread Harry :)
  • edited September 2015
    My ears are burning.
  • edited September 2015

    4k hands in 1 day...

    DONE

    8 different 'sessions'

    5 on 888 poker. 

    46 mins
    1h 9 mins
    53 mins
    1h 18 mins
    20 mins

    3 on Partypoker

    55 mins
    1h 19 mins
    59 mins. 

    Total = 7 hours 39 minutes

    Profit on 888

    = Minus 2 dollars, 28 cents. 

    Profit on partypoker 

    = Minus 5 dollars, 79 cents. 

    Profit overall = Minus 8 dollars, 7 cents. 

    Graph for the day on 888


    Graph for the day on PP 



    Conclusion = Cra p. 

    Confidence = Shot. 

    Gawwwwd knows whats next :(



  • edited September 2015
    Allowing your confidence to take a hit after losing a few buy ins over 4,000 hands is nothing short of ridiculous. You should also put some work in on your mental game because losing over such a tiny sample shouldn't really drop your confidence at all. Nice grind though. Will reply to HHs tomo
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    Allowing your confidence to take a hit after losing a few buy ins over 4,000 hands is nothing short of ridiculous. You should also put some work in on your mental game because losing over such a tiny sample shouldn't really drop your confidence at all. Nice grind though. Will reply to HHs tomo
    Posted by percival09
    Agreed. 

    But what can I do. Gotta write how I feel, and for the last 1.5k hands and for about an hour after the grind I felt cr ap. 

    Sitting in games where I  didn't know how I was going to beat the other players without getting good cards. 

    It's a grim feeling.

    ----

    Woke up today feeling shattered too, haven't had this for about 10 days. 

    Fuelled up on porridge, brown toast, yoghurt, flax/chia, green tea and now.....

    I want a nap :(

    ----

    Charity goal for today is 2k hands. 

    I'm allowing myself to include 5nl SNAP to hit that target. 

    It's a rubbish aim. And the quality of the grind will also be low. 

    But it's a day I could quite easily not play at all and spend the day doing literally nothing. 

    At least it's realistic. 

    gl me. 
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Agreed.  But what can I do. Gotta write how I feel, and for the last 1.5k hands and for about an hour after the grind I felt cr ap.  Sitting in games where I  didn't know how I was going to beat the other players without getting good cards.  It's a grim feeling. ---- Woke up today feeling shattered too, haven't had this for about 10 days.  Fuelled up on porridge, brown toast, yoghurt, flax/chia, green tea and now..... I want a nap :( ---- Charity goal for today is 2k hands.  I'm allowing myself to include 5nl SNAP to hit that target.  It's a rubbish aim. And the quality of the grind will also be low.  But it's a day I could quite easily not play at all and spend the day doing literally nothing.  At least it's realistic.  gl me. 
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Hi Dohhh.

    I understand you are using poker to give you a focus and that is why you are setting yourself hand targets.

    It doesn't sound like the best mental preparation for a session though.

    "It's a rubbish aim" - "quality of the grind will also be low" 

    Obviously not playing at all could be a viscious circle to a bad place, but please talk yourself up before your session not down. 

    If the tables are full of unexploitable uber nits/solid regs then nothing wrong with standing and a bit of game selection either.
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Ok JJ says a Don post boosts numbers so kind of bated into the reply lol.  Very, very hard for me to argue with the above Tikay. Have a friend who sadly is like that, never off the xbox. This sadly in my opinion is firmly aimed at the parents.  My mother while she was always happy with me playing video games at home, always encouraged me not to do it out and about. Despite buying me a gameboy (speicifcally for pokemon) she also bought me an adapter that meant i could play it on the Nintendo 64 on the tv. By proxy this meant i got used to the much larger screen, and the much smaller screen wsas annoying to look at. This meant i played games soley when at home when we traveled I interacted with the enviorment the same as anyone else. This is the way I'd personally encourage children and young adults to view video games. However i know this is not the case in alot of cases.  That however IMO should not be taken as the norm when looking at video games. We have a brilliant thriving industry that helps youngsters with their development, offers plenty of value for money when looking at fun (admittedly there are some companies who design games soley to fleece people with selling content thats already been bought in the from of disk locked content).  But i take your point and find it very hard to argue against the issues raised by you here Tikay. 
    Posted by The_Don90
    Hi Don,

    If I may say so, that might just be the best post you have ever made, in so many ways.

    I don't agree with ALL of it, but that's just opinions - I just think it's a beautifully balanced post. College has been good for you, & I hope it continues that way. 

    Well done you.
     
  • edited September 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Hi Dohhh. I understand you are using poker to give you a focus and that is why you are setting yourself hand targets. It doesn't sound like the best mental preparation for a session though. "It's a rubbish aim" - "quality of the grind will also be low"  Obviously not playing at all could be a viscious circle to a bad place, but please talk yourself up before your session not down.  If the tables are full of unexploitable uber nits/solid regs then nothing wrong with standing and a bit of game selection either.
    Posted by Phantom66
    Good read phantom, you're spot on. 

    I actually realised this myself after posting. 

    I considered going back and editing, becausse no1 wants to read about me feeling sorry for myself after breaking even for 4k hands, But again the whole point is to be honest, and that's the 'mood' I'm in. I'm not making stuff up. 

    Inevitably, the negativity spewed over onto the table in the first session of the day. 

    Thankfully it was only 5nl. (snap)

    As I just said to a few friends, If ever you are feeling abit low on confidence, or on a downswing, or just not feeling great about the game or even life in general. I would not advise moving down a level and losing 3 buyins in 500 hands 

    :) 

    -----

    Going to try and implement the phantom advice. 

    Alot of the recent upswing on and off the table has been down to an improved positive mental attitude. 

    Very poor from me so far today, I shall try to correct it. 

    Starting with Dinnertime. 


    How can you fail to be upbeat when Uncle Bens Chili is on't menu :) 






  • edited September 2015
    Its best to be honest with how you feel post session, however you need to care about the long term results but not be phased by short term ones. For me I know I make £x on average by entering a tournament so I dont get phased by bad beats etc as its just part of the game (and probably because I know I will give out more than my fair share!!). I get more annoyed if I am playing bad or get key decisions wrong. 

    You need to get more confident in the games your in so you feel you are making consistent good decisions. It is just a case of grind hard and review harder! It will have its ups and downs but it will be worth it young dohhlad!
  • edited October 2015

    Wise words master.

    Confidence and momentum are everythangggggg

    Didn't have any of either this morning. 

    Anyway, I've just completed todays 'charity target' of 2,000 hands. 

    Today has been pretty terrible, forget poker, it's the worst I've felt in ages. 

    This on the back of 10-12 really good days where I felt things were genuinely improving rather than it being positive 'feel good' variance. I've been doing the usual wrack my brains, think of something I ate or drank over the last day or so that could have triggered it, but as always, and extremely frustratingly, it just appears to be totally random. 

    At 8pm I was lying on the bed watching some rubbish on TV feeling zzzzz and had pretty much given up on the 2k hands with 1.5k of them left to play.

    So I'm really pleased I forced my Rs into gear and got on and played the hands. 

    I was rewarded to a certain extent, I've managed to get unstuck for the day after this mornings horror show with a +3 buyin session. 

    Crazy in poker how much easier it is to lose than win. 

    3 buyins went this morning in no time at all.

    It took 3x as long tonight to get them back.

    Stats..

    Game played = 100% 5nl SNAP 

    Sessions played = 2

    Lengths = 44mins  /  2h 8 mins.  (2h 52m total)

    Profit = MINUS 67cents. 

    Despite the ev line looking reasonably standard, I felt I ran pretty bad tonight. 

    I'm not overly bothered about that. 

    I'm human, it will effect me, but not anywhere near as much as feeling like I'm playing bad, or I've made a mistake. 




    DOHHHHHHH24 posts small blind [$0.02]
    Denjo26 posts big blind [$0.05]
    ** Dealing down cards **
    Dealt to DOHHHHHHH24 [ Kc, Ac ]
    Kurt_Barlow folds
    SherbakovLex folds
    ShutkaUA folds
    ArchHa11ey raises [$0.15]
    DOHHHHHHH24 raises [$0.48]
    Denjo26 folds
    ArchHa11ey raises [$5.10]
    DOHHHHHHH24

    Stuff like this winds me up though. 

    I'm readless pretty much in SNAP poker. I know he's a reg, just because I see his name in so many hands, often on 2/3 tables at once. 

    Am I supposed to just give him $5 here?

    Coz he's played the hand so well I have to surrender a buy in to his amazing line. 

    He deserves it. 

    The poker Gods just get to decide that it's time for me take another hit? :D 

    Do they know how many sets of blinds I have to steal to win this buyin back? 

    How many cbets need to get through?

    By my calculations I have to raise and steal the blinds successfully 71 times to win this buyin back. 

    So yeh, pretty annoying. Mental game continues to fall apart.

    I wonder why I was never even bothered about this stuff when I was bladdered. 

    ----

    Guess like everyone else who claims they hate this silly game, i'll be back again for more tomorrow. 

    Roll = £1076.65. 



  • edited October 2015

    Just officialising (word?) todays charity goal, as I've sat around doing sod all for the last 2 hours even though I've had the target in mind. 

    1,500 hands of nl10 regular tables on 888 only. 

    (less than yesterday but taking away the zoom option and increasing the stakes means it's a good 4 hours-ish worth of volz)

    Best get on with it now.

    GL midweek grinderzzzzz. 
  • edited October 2015

    Session 1

    Wish I'd x'd the session off 300 hands ago, bloody volume targets ;)

    Feel pretty good today. Well awesome compared to yesterday. Maybe should've set a stiffer target, but it's a minimum goal.

    Going to play abit of nl4 on unibet now to remember how it feels to feel like a boss at a poker table <3

    -----

    Found out theres some snooker qualifiers taking place in Barnsley tomorrow.

    All the big names outside of the top 16 have to qualify, so there will be some decent matches. 

    Luca Brecel, Anthony Mcgill, Peter Ebdon, Greama Dott , 'mister' Poomjeang and the legendary James Wattana all in action. 

    Anyone can just go in and watch, so I'm thinking of going through. 

    Anyone ever been to anything like this? 


  • edited October 2015
    Well done for getting the 2k hands in the other day even though you weren't feeling it. That is the power of creating a schedule for all of the important things that you do - I bet you wouldn't have done if it you didn't have a schedule/goal. 

    Good to hear you're feeling alright, too - make it 2.5k hands ;) and ja, give him the $5
  • edited October 2015

    Session deux. 


    Couldn't have been going any better. Playing well, feeling confident, running fine. 

    Then boom some Russian 16/11 reg decides to play his TT like simsim and I end up losing in the session overall. 

    ** Dealing down cards **
    Dealt to DOHHHHHHH24 [ Jc, 8c ]
    wal03 folds
    insite21 folds
    TrustMe_ raises [$0.30]
    DOHHHHHHH24 raises [$0.90]
    fleachen calls [$0.85]
    JohnnyBao14 folds
    TrustMe_ folds
    ** Dealing flop ** [ Js, 4h, 9d ]
    fleachen bets [$1.65]
    DOHHHHHHH24 calls [$1.65]
    ** Dealing turn ** [ 8h ]
    fleachen bets [$2.75]
    DOHHHHHHH24 raises [$13.59]
    fleachen calls [$5.71]
    ** Dealing river ** [ Ts ]
    ** Summary **
    DOHHHHHHH24 shows [ Jc, 8c ]
    fleachen shows [ Th, Td ]

    Some game this! :D

    850 hands done. 

    Nap, then lock the 1.5k and aim for the 2.5k!

    COME ON FIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
  • edited October 2015

    sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    I dunno what I can write that I haven't already, seems to be the same everyday :(

    There's a quote from someone famous I think, about the definition of being stupid is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 

    Throw me in the stupid pile. 

    Rezults. 


    I actually cruised to the 1.5k target, so decided to push myself and try to hit P's proposed 2.5k 

    I hit that target, and felt really satisfied. 

    I was up 2.5 buyins after a really tough days grind. 

    I got given very little free money from fish, didn't really cooler anyone but had managed to play some solid stuff and really grind out a decent graph in what are (to me) very challenging games. 

    Then I try to push myself some more, as I still feel ok, and the tables are getting easier.

    Couple of minor lapses of concentration, peeling 3bets too much, calling down too much, just basically switching off a little, add a few unfortunate/annoying situations and most of the days work is gone. 

    I know it's fishy to think of poker in terms of mini sessions but how can you not?

    An hour ago I could've logged off with something to show for the day. 

    Now I can't. 

    ha. 

    simple as dat. 

    ------

    Volume target smashed at least, 8.5k hands in the last 3 days means at least the goal setting is working. 

    I'm now up $30 over 13,000 hands at nl10 on 888 (although the ev line is @ $90. c'mon 888 play fair!!!)

    And up $90 over 9k hands on Party (ev line at $115)

    So I have a 20k hand sample the same as I had at 5nl, and I think my winrate is around 6.5xbb/100. 

    I think it's fair to say I've found the level I'm at right now.

    I wonder what I need to do to reach the next 1! :/ 

    -----

    Would need to be up really early to get to the snooker tomorrow, so an hour ago it was 50/50.

    The alternative is grind again. 

    So it's prob now 80/20. 

    WHERES THE DOHBALL GOING 

    ----

    lol'd earlier. 

    Did abit of unibet as I said above. 

    Opened 4 tables of nl4.

    Before I'd completed an orbit on each ( < 24 hands ) I was 3 buyins up. 

    Think I am going insane. 

    Roll = £1087.50

    gn. 

  • edited October 2015
    Albert Einstein
    Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
  • edited October 2015

    That's the 1 master.

    Well Insane doesn't sound as bad as stooooopid. 

    It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein

    Contrasting advice from Albert. 

    Maybe he just said sh1 t  like this coz he knew people in future generations would need poker diary content. 


    Snooker won out in the end.

    Despite only 4.5 hours sleep. 

    Probably be shattered later so it will mean no poker. 

    Looking at setting a stiff target tomorrow. 

    Maybe 5k hands @ 10nl.

    Maybe make it a 2 day thing, 10k over Sat/Sun.

    Maybe I should opt out of torturing myself and do something else with the weekend. 

    nahh :)

    -----
     

    A rare positive in here of late....

    Yesterday was 148 days (21 weeks) since I last had a drink (barring 1 rogue pint)

    I stopped counting ages ago, as I aint that bothered anymore.

    But as I know I'm going to be walking through Barnsley on a Friday afternoon past tonnes of boozers I definitely just thought about it and it seemed a good idea to remind myself of the above :)

    ---- 

    Good luque to all the weekend grinderz. 


  • edited October 2015


    "...Yesterday was 148 days (21 weeks) since I last had a drink (barring 1 rogue pint)...."


    I don't care one way or another if you win or lose at poker, and it does not matter, but that, Mr JJ, is great, well done you.

    That's the best & most sustainable upswing ever, & the RIO is off the chart.
  • edited October 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    Yesterday was 148 days (21 weeks) since I last had a drink (barring 1 rogue pint)
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    It's funny how poker can sometimes seem to shadow other achievements in life.

    This is great. Well done sir.
  • edited October 2015


    ''Yesterday was 148 days (21 weeks) since I last had a drink (barring 1 rogue pint)''


    This is brilliant, very well played.


    I have read your diary lots lately and find it a fascinating, honest, funny and always, always very interesting.

    Enjoy the weekend.

    Neil



  • edited October 2015
    <3 u dohh, keep writing and inspiring us :)
    Have a good weekend!
  • edited October 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    -----   A rare positive in here of late.... Yesterday was 148 days (21 weeks) since I last had a drink (barring 1 rogue pint) I stopped counting ages ago, as I aint that bothered anymore. 
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    EPIC achievement old mate!
    May have to tap you for some tips soon.
    Seriously well done.

  • edited October 2015

    Thanks all :)

    I was a little concerned when I was out and about and saw JP had posted on my thread. Thought I may have been in trouble again :/ 

    Even worse when the wifi crashed and I had to wait 3 hours to get home so I could read it. 

    Forget 300xbb flips, that's a real sweat ! ;)

    It is cool to have a sky_ person on board, even if it means I'll have to be a little more careful with the language from now on :) 

    -----

    Snooker was abit shhhhi....rubbish. 

    It's not quite the same without the words of Virgo and Thorne accompanying the (at times lets face it, pretty dull) 'action. 

    I think snooker as a spectator sport is fantastic, but it relies so much on the prestige of the occasion. 

    When played at the highest level on the biggest stages it's similar to poker, only half the battle is won on the table. 

    To even stand a chance at the on table part, you need to have a strong mental game. 

    Unfortunately in a preliminary qualifier in Barnsley in front of 1 man, his dog, and Doh, the pressure isn't quite there, so its not much more than watching a couple of very good players having a knock in the club.

    ....just without the beer. 

    Still it was pretty cool to see a century break in real life for the first time. 

    Cannot under-estimate how difficult it is to play snooker at that level. 

    ---

    I realise I am updating here alot lately, I will keep it to 1 poker update at the end of each day for the forseeable. Unless I'm going nuts or something.

    Just wanted to acknowledge the nice comments :)

    Off to sleep for alot of time. 

    gl all playing. 


  • edited October 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    ----- Snooker was abit shhhhi....rubbish.  It's not quite the same without the words of Virgo and Thorne accompanying the (at times lets face it, pretty dull) 'action. 
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    Where's the white ball going? WHERE'S THE WHITE BALL GOING?

    He's not quite Ted Lowe..


  • edited October 2015
    148 days. What a guy. Seriously well done lad. Monumental achievement
  • edited October 2015
    In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":
    148 days. What a guy. Seriously well done lad. Monumental achievement
    Posted by The_Don90

    +1

    Some achievement, well done.
  • edited October 2015

    ty chaps. 

    -----

    I decided to play a short session this evening. 

    Feeling well below par, but the lure of some Friday night tables was too much to resist.

    Within 10 minutes I regretted it. 

    Some Ukranian reg must've either set out to destroy me, or have taken some speed or something. 

    3betting every single open, and my weak passive response wasn't cutting the mustard. 

    I wanted to stand, but I couldn't play 100 hands, lose $15 and quit.

    So I stuck at it, and plugged away to get to -$5. 

    I was content with this, it feels like a small loss, and it's a decent fightback so in a way gives some good momentum going into the really big weekend grind. 

    So I 'sit out next BB' on all tables, and 5 of the 6 tables close. 

    Just 1 table left. And it's the penultimate hand before it auto sits me out. 

    Aces.

    ................

    vazar.poker posts small blind [$0.05]
    THE666DOG posts big blind [$0.10]
    Fen.ua folds
    ** Dealing down cards **
    Dealt to DOHHHHHHH24 [ Ad, Ac ]
    HULLKRMAN calls [$0.10]
    DOHHHHHHH24 raises [$0.40]
    MRn101 folds
    kvazar.poker folds
    THE666DOG folds
    HULLKRMAN calls [$0.30]
    ** Dealing flop ** [ 4h, 2d, 9s ]
    HULLKRMAN checks
    DOHHHHHHH24 bets [$0.68]
    HULLKRMAN raises [$2.99]
    DOHHHHHHH24 calls [$2.31]
    ** Dealing turn ** [ Td ]
    HULLKRMAN bets [$7.33]
    DOHHHHHHH24 calls [$7.33]
    ** Dealing river ** [ 6s ]
    ** Summary **
    HULLKRMAN shows [ Th, 9d ]
    DOHHHHHHH24 shows [ Ad, Ac ]
    HULLKRMAN collected [ $20.52 ]


    It's like the Gods are testing/torturing me on purpose. 

    With my fragile mental game, the absolute worst thing they could do was let me fight back and then give me that the very last hand of the session.

    It's like some sort of sick joke :D 

    Looks horrendous on the graph too. 


    ----

    Was reminded tonight of an incident that occured a while back in an 888 webcam tournament. 

    Long time readers may remember me posting about it.

    For newbies, it's a must see. 

    Frowback Friday. 

    Click the links in order. 100% genuine screenshots/incident. 


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